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1 ham-fisted
adjective (clumsy: He can't tie a knot in that rope - he's too ham-fisted.) desajeitado -
2 tight-fisted
adjective (mean and ungenerous with money: a tight-fisted employer.) sovina -
3 ham-fisted
adjective (clumsy: He can't tie a knot in that rope - he's too ham-fisted.) desajeitado -
4 tight-fisted
adjective (mean and ungenerous with money: a tight-fisted employer.) pão-duro -
5 close-fisted
close-fist.ed[klous f'istid] adj avarento, mesquinho, seguro. -
6 hard-fisted
hard-fist.ed[ha:d f'istid] adj Brit sl 1 pão-duro, avarento. 2 autoritário, opressivo. -
7 iron-fisted
i.ron-fist.ed[aiən f'istid] adj Brit sl pão-duro, avarento. -
8 two-fisted
two-fist.ed[tu: f'istid] adj 1 Amer, coll forte e vigoroso. 2 grosseiro, rude, indelicado. -
9 ham
[hæm](the top of the back leg of a pig, salted and dried.) pernil* * *[hæm] n 1 presunto, pernil. 2 coxa. 3 sl mau ator. 4 sl radioamador. • vt exagerar na atuação. -
10 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) apertado2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) esticado3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) rigoroso4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) apertado2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) apertado- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt* * *[tait] adj 1 firme, compacto, comprimido. 2 esticado, teso. 3 justo, apertado. 4 cerrado, fechado. 5 bêbado. 6 Amer sovina, avarento. • adv firmemente. air tight hermeticamente fechado. a tight corner uma situação difícil. hold tight! agarre firme! it was a tight fit foi por pouco, foi por um triz. tight as a drum/ tight as an owl completamente embriagado, bêbado. to be in a tight corner sl estar em apuros. to run a tight ship controlar uma organização ou grupo eficiente. water tight impermeável à água. -
11 ham
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12 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) apertado2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) esticado3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) rigoroso4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) apertado2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) apertadamente- - tight- tighten - tightness - tights - tight-fisted - tightrope - a tight corner/spot - tighten one's belt
См. также в других словарях:
-fisted — fisted, combining form. having fists: »Two fisted = having two fists … Useful english dictionary
Fisted — Fist Fist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fisting}.] 1. To strike with the fist. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To gripe with the fist. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-fisted — combining form having (such or so many) fists < two fisted > < tightfisted > … New Collegiate Dictionary
fisted — fist ► NOUN ▪ a person s hand when the fingers are bent in towards the palm and held there tightly. ● make a fist of Cf. ↑make a fist of DERIVATIVES fisted adjective fistful noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
fisted — adjective (in combination) Having some specific type of fist … Wiktionary
fisted — sifted … Anagrams dictionary
fisted — fist·ed … English syllables
FISTED — … Useful english dictionary
Two-Fisted Tales — Supercbbox| title=Two Fisted Tales caption=Cover illustration by Harvey Kurtzman schedule=Bi monthly format=Anthology publisher=EC Comics date=November/December 1950 February 1955 issues=24 main char team= writers= artists= pencillers= inkers=… … Wikipedia
tight-fisted — adj mean, stingy, miserly, niggardly, penny pinching, sparing, grasping FORMAL parsimonious COLLOQ. mingy, tight ≠ generous, charitable * * * ▶ adjective (informal) MEAN, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, close fisted, penny pinching, cheese par … Useful english dictionary
hard-fisted — {adj.} 1. Able to do hard physical labor; strong. * /Jack s uncle was a hard fisted truck driver with muscles of steel./ 2. Not gentle or easy going; tough; stern. * /The new teacher was a hard fisted woman who would allow no nonsense./ 3. Stingy … Dictionary of American idioms
